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How to optimize your hunting dog’s performance

• Determine the type of dog you want (i.e., breed, temperament, etc.) and find a reputable breeder.
• Begin basic training soon after bringing your puppy home, even if you plan on having him professionally trained.
• Provide your dog with the best nutrition possible to ensure optimal performance.
• It is essential to protect your hunting dog against intestinal parasites in order to ensure the best overall utilization of the “high octane fuel” you feed him.

What you need to know about the hidden stalkers that prey on your dog.

• The most common canine intestinal parasites in dogs include tapeworms, hookworms, roundworms and whipworms.

How do dogs get worms?

• Adult female worms lay eggs that are expelled in dogs’ feces, contaminating the environment (kennels, training and testing areas, etc.) and spreading the infection to other dogs… and to humans.
• You hunting dog may be exposed to worm infections:
  • through contact with the feces of other dogs or wild animals;
  • by accidentally ingesting fleas while grooming;
  • by eating infective eggs in the soil, or larvae that live in small game and rodents.

How dog worms affect your hunting dog’s health and performance.

Intestinal worm infections:

• Decrease food absorption
• Affect the immune system
• Eventually cause damage to internal organs
• Deplete your dog’s energy and vigor

…all of which have a direct impact on your dog’s overall health and performance in the field.

It’s time to declare open season on dog worms : Fight back with the right ammunition—which includes a good dog wormer!

• Keep hunting dog pens clean and free of feces.
• Control fleas, ticks and lice.
• Avoid feeding uncooked meat trimmings, organs or offal to your dog.
• Schedule regular fecal examinations by your veterinarian.
• Start a regular deworming program, with a broad-spectrum product that effectively and safely treats the major canine intestinal worms that could infect your hunting dog.

What to look for in a deworming product for hunting dogs.

The ideal dog deworming product should:

• be highly effective against all major intestinal worms that affect dogs;
• be easy to administer;
• be safe for all breeds, as well as for pregnant females, young puppies and older dogs;
• be convenient and cost-effective;
• have no known interactions with other drugs.

Safe-Guard® Canine Dewormer (fenbendazole) fits the bill. As an added convenience, it is available without a prescription at many pet, feed and hunting retail outlets, as well as online.

Do hunting dogs on a monthly heartworm prevention program still need a regular dog worm treatment?

Monthly heartworm protection programs do a great job of protecting your dog against heartworm. And yes, many do provide protection against certain other internal and external parasites.

But don’t rely on monthly heartworm protection products alone to protect your hunting dog from all canine internal parasites!

Most heartworm prevention products are NOT effective against all major types of canine intestinal worms that infect dogs.

Many pet health advisors recommend deworming all dogs – and especially dogs that spend a lot of time in kennels and outdoors – at least twice a year, with a broad-spectrum dog dewormer that is effective against all major types of canine intestinal worms.

Because Safe-Guard® Canine Dewormer has no known drug interactions*, you don’t have to worry about giving it to your dog, even if he’s already on a monthly heartworm prevention program.

As a matter of fact, both products complement each other very well, for more complete parasite protection – and greater peace of mind.

Bring home the game... not dog worm infections!